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Non-manufacturing Report on Business - April 2008

06-May-08

Non-manufacturing Report At a Glance
Index Readings Above 50 Represent Growth

NMI/PMI: 52.0
Change: Up 2.4
Business Activity/Production Index: 50.9
Change: Down 1.3
New Orders: 50.1
Change: Down 0.1
Employment: 50.8
Change: Up 3.9
Inventories: 47.0
Change: Down 4.5

Technorati Tags: service, non-manufacturing, economy

Beige Book - April 16, 2008

16-Apr-08

Beige Book At a Glance

Commercial real estate markets were generally reported to be steady or softening in most areas.
3/4 of Districts characterized economic activity as weakening. The others reported mixed or steady growth
Manufacturing was mixed.
Residential real estate markets were still sluggish with pockets of improvement in sales and buyer traffic.
Banks reported mixed trends in lending, [...]

Non-manufacturing Report on Business - March 2008

03-Apr-08

Non-manufacturing Report At a Glance
Index Readings Above 50 Represent Growth

NMI/PMI: 49.6
Change: Up 0.3
Business Activity/Production Index: 52.2
Change: Up 1.4
New Orders: 50.2
Change: Up 0.6
Employment: 46.9
Change: Unchanged
Inventories: 51.5
Change: Up 1.5

Technorati Tags: service, non-manufacturing, economy